Frank Reich sees 'play-making ability' in Deon Cain

While several positions will be up for grabs when the Indianapolis Colts report for training camp in July, rookie Deon Cain will be looking to solidify himself in the wide receiver competition.

Cain has plenty of competition to go against during training camp and the preseason but he had a solid spring and new head coach Frank Reich sees the ability to make some big plays in the former’s future.

“I’ve seen play-making ability. I’ve seen really good body control, good speed, good route runner. Like with a lot of young guys, and really probably all the young receivers, you just need to kind of fight for the consistency to do it every play,” Reich said during minicamp. “But I really commend Deon. He’s really come in here and handled his business well and taken coaching well and really gotten better over the last couple of months.”

Cain still has some work to do before being named a starter but he had a solid spring in which was seen making some big plays, especially in the red zone.

Behind T.Y. Hilton, the Colts don’t have any guarantees with the other spots. This gives Cain, along with everyone else in the room, a chance to earn a significant role in the offense.

Cain fell to the sixth round of the 2018 NFL Draft and given the mid-round grade most pundits had on the Clemson product, many have considered it a steal.

It remains to be seen what kind of role Cain will be working in during his rookie year but he got off to a strong start n the spring.

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